Weather Records on 1 February 1969

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1969. Highest significance: Kipahulu 258, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1969

On 1 February 1969, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 427 daily.
Kipahulu 258 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 313.7 mm (12.4 in) on 1 February 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 1 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tree Point Lt STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 1 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 1 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 44, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 736.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1969

Top 20 records on 1 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1969	Kipahulu 258, US	monthly rain	313.7 mm (12.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1969	Lisbon, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Spruce, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Kaumana 88.1, US	monthly rain	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Cedar Lake, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Ouyen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Waterville, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Grants Pass, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Palmiet, Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Crandall Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 485 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	347
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1